he Contre Democrat, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1888, CORRESPONDENCE containing important news will be gindiy received for publication In this paper Mo commu cations wi'l be foserted unless accom panded by the real name of the sender, Patrons will sonfer a favor by reporting soy personal notice at tim office. Local Department. Waather, For esstern Peapsyivania, warmer generally fair weather, light to fresh southerly winds bocoming variable. — Lent, —March Ist. ~Full moon, —{Ome month till Ecster, —8pring is near at hand. —S8oon time to clean house, — Moving time is near coming. —Altoona has a Democratic Mayor, ~The winter months are now ended. —Altoona has the fire alarm system, —Qur correspondents are not dead but sleeping. —Anvother cold wave struck this locality Sunday. —@, U, Grav, of Buffalo Run, was in town on Saturday, ~The new mstch factory at Philips- burg has started up. ~—Riehard Houp of Altoona, spent Sunday in Bellefonte, — A little ehild of Frank Miller's, col- ored, was buried on Sunday. ~The furnace of the Centre Iron Company will soon slart up. ~The great Col imbus clock is on exhibition at Hollidaysburg. — Prof. Geo. P. Bible gave an enter- fainment at Renovo Saturday night, —A man by the name of Beech, is the new manager of the glass factory ~The meeting of the district conven- tion of the Y. M. C. A. was very suc- cessful, ~—Will Perlstein returned after three weeks absence in the city of Wil- lmmsport, ~A new depot would be in good taste, if the B. E. V. R. R. Co, is not te0 poor to build one, ~The Central Pennaylvania Confer- ence of the Evangelical Association, convenes at Lewisburg to-day. We are prepared to do all kinds of binding on short notice and in the best style, —Send in your book binding. —Don’t forget that we do the finest | kind of binding at our establishment and at reasonable rates, Address the Pexocrar. ~ Frank Wescott, who has been work- ing in Ohio for some time past, has again returned and is working at glass factory, —Burglars entered the Catholie par- | sonage at Huntingdon last Thursday night and stole §100 clerical robe, we A lad butcher shop in town, the in little colored entered a other day, s worth of liver and asked for five cent without any bones in it. ~Every industrial about town is booming Let ganization that will make our superior facilities known. and we have room for more. us have some or- ~The following residents of Centre eounty have been John Hollabaugh widow of Robert D granted snd pensions Ermina, burg; Joseph G, McKinley, Milesburg. ~The Philipsburg being published as a semi weekly. Ledger is now first issue since the change was Wednesday and the second Saturday, | It is quite a newsy sheet and deserves success, ~Jim Uncapher, formerly a Greens- | burg boy, has “struck it rich” Arizona, in the shape of a gold mine. He left Greensburg about ten years ago a poor boy and will now return a man. ~One half hour spent on the street these afternoons wiil convince anyone that Bellefonte has the loveliest ladies in the United States, — Daily News. And the most sensible, or Bailey would bave been married long ago, ~Some of the good substantial and moneyed citizens of Bellefonte, who Bbave such poor sidewalks, should make smove when the weather permits, to replace them with good ones, A Better investzoent could not be made, ~John Wasson, of Buffalo Run, who only has a birthday every four years, was agreeably surprised yesterday by a . mumber of iriends snd relatives, who reminded him that is was the 20th of Pobraary and that they had come to heip him celebrate, ~Sunday morning a tramp entered the residence of (ieorge Hull at Tyrone, snd changed sboes with him, Hull esught him 10 the act, grabbed him by the nap of the neck, brought him beck and made him swip again, The tramp got ugly on bis haods and Mr, Hull was wompelled to give him » trouncing. ds » | the | establishment | Rad McKinney, Philips- | The | | fant i in | ~ Easter and the “April fool” come together this year, ~Who says Good Friday comes on Saturday this year ? =Chairman Wood has got down to the work of organization, ~Dr. H. 8, Clemens will be in Belle- fonte March 13th and 14th, ~ Francis Spear is reading law in the office of Hastings & Reader, ~The Democratic National Conven- tion will be held at St. Louis. ~The Pennsylvania Company is still running excursions to Florida, Who will take the lead in organizing a board of trade in Bellefonte ? ~The Claire Scott Company was not very well patronized last week, ~The Bennett & Moulten Company is stopping at the Garman House, ~The February term of Court com- menced at Lock Haven yesterday. — DuBois is now running his barber Shop under Fleming's tailor Store, «A. J, Grabam of Philipsburg paid a flying visit to Bellefonte on Tuesday. ~The trial of the two Klines for rob- bery, began at Lock Haven on Monnay. ~Mrs. Langtry has been suffering from an attack of neuralgia of the heart. «Put the old mare in at $150 seems to have struck the opera people, as they are familiar with the story. — Rev, William H Settlemeyer, of Wil- mer, Wis, preached in the Lutheran Church Su. day morning and evening. What Feidler? the cyclone. wind? ~Two men at Altoona had a rsce eating raw oysters recently. One ate one gallon and the other a gallon snd one pint, has become of brother We haven't seen him since Dd he go up in the whirl- ~For all practical purposes, Bailey Reichlines mojority is sufficiently large. He will collect the taxes and receive the salary. ~Mr, Christ Derr is very ill and it is not thought possible for him to re- cover. Mr. Derr has been in bad health for several years, —We are better equipped now than ever before to turn out work from our book bindery. Give usa call and be convinced of our work. ~The country is said to be flooded with tramps, Give them a little wood to saw or a little work of some kind, and you will not be bothered. } i —The Lock Haven Democrat censures | the Chronicle for Shaffer, Lewisburg the Stay by your town Joe, notorious criminal, i names. | =BG First National Bank, o President th 1 this j Humes, ve, has seriously ill for but at this writing he is some bet MN f PRaroas «diel Burge '! > } | yn Monday for his coal money and a | isn't any taller or heavier than before his election, and he smiles | frequently. of gineers against the Chicago, Quincy nD Bi The strike the Broterhood en and arlington road still continues, and the | strikers refuse to move the States mail. Hicksy R. ago, played last night at | | gave an entertainment bere some time | i Ohio, for the benefit of G, A post of that place. WW inform hrother . that he G rrelle, e would like to ! Teuton of the Reg iblican find Feidler at his office, the from nine a, m. to 6 p. m, Political in- formation free, The trains on the Bald Eagle Valley The road, were very late on Saturday. delay was oaused by a big smash-up | above Port Matilda. Eighteen cars and the locomotive were badly used up. — Miss Reed the prima donna of the Bennet Moulton Opera Company while here was unable to sing by reason of some throat trouble and the company appear ed consequently at a great disadvan. tage, ~Tux Seeciavisr.~Dr, Clemens is going to make his regular visit to Belle- fonte, March 13 and 14, at Brockerhoff House, By all means see him for any chronic disease. Dr. Clemens treats by inhalation, It ~The Bennett Moulton Opera Co. did not have very full houses during their stay here; but as this is the Lent. on season part of our own people are debarred from attendance at places of amusement, ~The Bellefonte band did not give its open air concert on Tuesday night as promised, because of the illness of some of its members, Tha band is get. ting along very nicely and will be a very efficient organization in a short time. ~The W. CO. T. U, of Bellefonte are, wo have been informed, to put in a gen: eral remonstrance against the granting of licenses, and special remionstrances against particular individuals, There's nothing like a little fight in court; it relieves the monotory. ~The Beliefonte band, which made its first public appearanse on Saturday evening last at the reception to Chief Burgess Spangler, gives every promise of being one of the finest organizations in the county, Everybody was de- lighted with their music, ~Clinton County elected her dele. gates to the Sate Convention, endorsed Cleveland and his administration and pledged her delegates to vote for the re-nomination of Cleveland, Hon. 8. W. Caldwell was elected Chairman of the Crunty Committee for the present year, ~The Claire Scott Dramatic Com- pany, which played here during the greater part of last week, was an excep- tionally strong’ company, Miss Scott snd Mr. Osborne being first-class in every respect, Yet the company, de- serving as it was of the patronage of the theatre going public, had very poor houses, Centre county people have no rea. son in the world to send their children out of the county to be educated. If vou want your children to have a first- class literary or scientific eduestion, send them to the State College, Their facilities are unsurpassed by any insti- tution of its kind in the country, and it is constantly improving them. ~The Buffalo Run Railroad treated itself to a brand splinter new engine this week, The engine will run on the road regularly, while the old one will be used in shifting cars about the furnace and it will be kept busy Ninety tons per day is the out-put reached thus far, and she will get up to an even hundred in good time. Co. ~There is quite & demand for stenog- raphers and type-writers in the differ. ent departments at Washicgton, and examiostions will be held at different places in Pennsylvania, to fill these places. The test will be 85 words per minute short-hand, and 25 words type- writer, The examination for this dis- trict will be held at Williamsport, on March 15th, —Two tramps who were stealing a ride on a car loadsad with lumber, were esught in the wreck which occurred at Martha station on the B, EV. railroad last Friday night. his wrist broken and the other suffered a dislocation of his snkle. Their injur- ies were attended to by a local physician and sufficient money raised by the train One of the men had hands to pay their fair to Bellefonte. — Tyrone Herald, Monday iin eveuing easlling \ | hard | | three four | United tlle : 1 i will be married fatally, injured by being caught between two cars »t the nail works. his way home after work and had step ped on the railroad track between two { cars when the engine bumped up against ye aud Mr. Ri His injuries are breast and onde was caught betwoes them very painful as his od between t 1 i he success 4 the su birthday at the "tt are emphat Oo ! the indie The proceeds over two bundred dollar Post is gratified to savy to that they owe at least | and ninty nine dollars of ~The Noss family of musicians, who | ladies Aux exertions of the Mr. Wm. Conley formerly firm of Holmes & C to Ar the | daughter of Jno, Meese, next Th . | at the Christian church. The will | That is an orig “No that's right young folks, it the for “no presents.’ pleasant variation independence, and at your consideration ) Now when we were married, we nothing and got plenty of it We econ gratulate our young friends, «The Beech Creek end of the Belle. fonte, Buffalo Run and Bald Eagle rail | road should be built, It is one of the | questions our people shoold take hold of and agitate, A little more push and energy would accomplish that end and give us such =a impetus as an industrial centre as would kill all mossbacks and barnacles as though electricity had struck them. Don't let us be oysters and bave some other town come along, open our shell and scoop out the oyster, If we are going to run our town, let us run it like—the old woman kept hotel out west, ~<Altoona is all broken up over Emma Abbott, who opened the new opera house in thet village. Emma is a nice little lady and has a wonderfully sweet voice; is vory acoomplished, inde- pendent and saucy, snd don't allow any fellow on the stage to kiss her. Fmma is the plucky little woman who tackled a preacher at Nmshville one Sunday after the reverend gentleman finished a moral lecture in which he made broad assertions as to the morals of theatrical people, She defended herself and her profession in the church in vigorous and chaste language and commanded the respect and sympathy of the congregna- tion. The minister afterwards apolo- ~The new chief Burgess Maj, J. L. Spangler, who had the honor literally thrust on him, met with » hearty recep. tion on his arrival in Bellefonte, on Saturday night, His fellow-citizens got up an impromptu reception, met him at Lhe station with a brass band, and escorted him up to his hotel, from the balcony of which the Major delivered a neat little speech, expressing his sur prise and gratitude st his kindly recep tion, and pledging to administer his of- fice with fidelity to his constituents, Jusk was taken by storm as to his nom- ination, election and reception. It was a great surprise to him all through and is the one modern instance of the office seeking the man, ~The February sumber of the Cosmopolitan, comes to us bright and fresh, loaded down with the choicest literature, among the articles that are particularly well written and of unusual interest is “The Ballet in Paris” by Theodore Child, Toone unacquainted with labors and trials of the novice this article is a revelation. The paper is elegantly illustrated. Among the other literary treats are “The Villian Bargoft” by Alexander L. Kinkaid; A Tartar tea party; Are women compan-~ ionable: Mountain life in Tennessee and many others. The Cosmopolitan is published by Schliet & Field at $2.00 per year, or 20 cents per copy. Address Schlict & Field Co., 24 Park How, New York. Co., ~ What promises to be a very inter- esting and amusing drams, by reason of the talent producing it, will be given this Saturday evening March 3rd, in the Eagleville operas house, The pro- ceeds will be devoted to the interests ofthe Y, W, C. T. U. The cast characters is as follows : Coroner, an of Esq., a long, lank country boy, H: C, Quigley; Master Larky, an overgrown booby, H, T. a villian, Harry Fearon; Amos Wenley, an old farmer, Footman, Cop, one of the finest police in the world, David Robb; Cuff, of the Orthadox church, and president of the town Reform Club, James R. Hughes; Edward foreign Irvin Tommy Albert that Clark; George Jameson, Deacon descon Enwright, Spangler; and saucy, officer Hon, n travier, Saunders bright and Bolopue; Police ] Ambrose Rhoads was seriously though we not hope | He was on | § bad woman, Katharine a nurse girl, | greqsman from members of the legislature gized to the indignant Emma, J Viola Wenley, a child of adoption, Miss Maud ady of the perio lle, Miss 1 Tokeral Snyder; i, M lark; Little Clara an only id, Mis . Quigley: Be Mies Carrie stay SN MM. O cuigiey Miss Ida Bitner. HN) ota Admission, adults ck offies what do you want? ns Enoexkesd out o | Mrs, © transcontnenialjiio es old magistrate, and Sheriff, an officer | with badge, T. A. Snyder; Chip Winkle | th a bold ! children | i " in the post ' { oounty Penna. Fe A Democratic Club, On Monday night about thirty Dem- ocrats of Be'iefonte, met in ihe arbitra- tion room in the Court House, for the purpose of affecting a preliminary ore ganization of a permanent Democratic Club, C, M. Bower Esq, was made tem- posry Chairman, snd W, J. Reber Bec. retary. Mr. Bower delivered a short address showing the importsaes of such an organization, to the party, snd si a means of disseminating Democratic Literature, and inculeating Democratic doctrioe, DD. F, Fortney was then cail- ed upon to explain the object of the weeting. and to outline the work of an nesociation such as it was proposed Lo wake of this organization, He gave a brief sketch of the work proposed, urged the importance of harmonious and concerted section, and convinced hearers that business methods would be applied to the new organiza On motion of Mr. Bible (the chairman refusing to sppoint himself) the following named gentlemen were appointed a committee on Constitution his tion’ and by-laws, D. F. Forrxuy, Chairman, C. M. Bower, Hon. P. Gray Meek, Jas, A. McClain, J. C Meyer. The Chair appointed the following commitiee on organization: Joo. H, Orvis, W. Miles Jono, Noll, A. Sternberg, Bhaughensy Jr, D. Z. Kline, COMMITTER J. L There being no further business the until Monday March 12th, when the committees were Walker, Thos. ON HEADQUARTERS, Spaogler, Jos. Eox, Wm. Harper, meeting adjourned requested to report. We are now on the right track to make a complete and ef. fective orgsvization, and to bring about throughout the county, that means complete vietory st | The member. ship will not be confined to Bellefonte. but will take in every democrat in the | County who desires to enroll himself in | the ranks of the Clab ss a worker. About April term of Court the Club ex- pects to bold its first poblic meeting when prominent speakers will be pres- a spirit of harmony the polis in November, ent ~The entertainment commitiee of Gregg Post G, A. R. and the Ladies | Auxilliary, to tender their thanks to the people of Bellefonte for desire | their liberal contributionsof good things | takes care of children, J. Edwin Quigley | VHEIEY | for the supper on the 22nd inst, | for hearty support as Annie F. Clark; Sarah Loker a society | Madam | publicly 5 Mary | and | patrons of the | They also take this method of the Orchestra and the Kalaphone quartette tables thanking Bellefonte for the ex llent and elaseic music both muental and voc furnished on Exrsrrsisnpst Cox, SR lefeated, fhe prose nt i i uniiormes laimed letters lice at bruary 27, 1885, remaining Delicfonte Centre George Barette; J. C. Barris; James Cowher; Peter Dock; Miss (Annie Dun- i Sadie Hala. Mise L Harvey Markey; Miss May Murray; H. Wilson. r letters ber Hine 12 wrge Hassiager Mather '. Mil Sallie Rine; J zie ler ne, Persons it quiring { named | H OREN ait adver. : H, Domine, in the above list will fan tised. Low Rates to Paoific Const between the puthorizes a Jower Phe nex agreement : : * | rate to Pacific coast points via the Man | this disiriet and both in county. Iam for Cleveland and | tarifl revision policy and don’t you for- | get it young man, good day, call again, We have the other seventy-one tions jotted down, and if any fellow wants to shoot them off at the Judge he ean have ‘em free of charge. P. 8 You'd better leave your address with undertaker befora you go, : EE ques A New Store. Will Perlstein will open a new dry goods and notion store in the New Bush Arcade about March 20th. Billy is a good boy, understands his business, and will keep the best goods in his line. He is sccommodating and pleasant, He expects to doa omsh business, and by constant sales at small profits will deserve a fair share of trade, The Population of Ballefonts, In about 5,000, and we would say at least one half are troubled with some affection of the Throat ond Lungs, as those complaints are, according to sta- tistios, more numerous than others, Wa would advise all not to neglect the opportunity to eall on their druggist and get a bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. Prios 500 and HP. Trial vise free. Sold by all drug- Centre his | itoba-Pacific rout than is made via any | other line For rates, maps and other particulars, | apply to C. H, Warnx, General Pas- | penger Agent, St, Paul, Minn, or 8, L Warnex, Gen'l Eastern Agent, 287 | Broadway, N. Y. ‘Obituary. Mary Elizabeth Moyer, the subject of this sketch, who died suddenly on the 21st instant, was born sn Harris town ship, Centre county, in 1836,and united in marriage to Dr. Jonathan Moyer about the year 1853, and lived in bappy union for 37 years, and were blessed | with eleven children, six boys and five | girls, all of which survive, except one, | During the outbreak of the late rebei- lion tney gave three sons to the service of the government, Mifflin, William and George, the youagesi, who was killed in the battle of Thoroughfare Gap, Va, at the age of 16 years, he be- ing one of the youngest soldiers enlisted in the war, Eight years ago this fall the father, who was a skilled physician and an influential citizen, died sudden. ly at a politionl meeting in the Court house at Lock Haven. From that time until ber death the mother lived in poscefu! quieiness. She was a noble woman, a mother to all ehildren, and acted her part in life well, God we know will bless the result, i Accommodations first-class - | anKis, termas that we | where land rents | Florida have met with | 1888, To Tame Lions, Adsm Rokenbrode, the lion tamer, will leave for Philadelphia to-morrow where he will spend the month of March traiving & pair of lions for Adam Forepaugh' April 1st he will go to St, Louis Ww begin the season with Doris & Culvio,~Lock Haven Ezpres, Wast Branch Bresk Up Lockuaves, Pa, Feoruary 27.-The ioe broke up on the West Brauch of tue SBusquebanosh river this morning with an eight foot flood. After moving a little more thao so hours gorge formed on the Penosylvenia cansl Company's dam, and it now exwnds to Farrandaville, six miles up the river. No serious damage has been done yet, I've danger feared is inuodaon as the banks are low. Janusry Weather. The State weather service bulletin for January gives the average number of cloudy days during the month as 15; raioy days, 11 clear days 5. [he pre- vailing direction of the wind was North- west, The total dehth of snow fall duriog the month averaged 14 inches, The obstruction caused by snow drifts on railrcads and team roads is said to have been the worst for many years in many parts of the State, Wrecks on the Branches, Sixteen cars were wrecked at Summit on the Tyrove and Clearfield Railroad, Saturdsy morning. On the same day between twenty and thirty ears and eogine 200 were wrecked at Martha Station on the Bald Eagle Vagley Rail- by the engine mounting the rail at a switch. sod Brake- man C. M. Coover were slightly injured by juwmpiog, Mr. Jebbs having one of his wrists sprained snd Mr. Coover an road. The wreck was caused Engineer Thomas Jebbs Lravel was delayed for four bours, Grand Dramatic Enterainment, The Y. W.C. T. U. of Eagleville, is preparing to present “The Stolen Will” in Kunoes' new hall in that place, on Saturday evening March 3rd. This drama was given by the State College boys last winter and was a most inter- esting and successiul event, The pro- ceeds of the entertainment will be de- voted to the interests of the Y. W. C. T. U. Excelleot talest will play the principal characters, and as very enter- taining occasion is anticipsted, No Love for Kansas. arrived from the west on Saturday, bound for mm A car load of farmers Lan- One of the “About two neighborhood was visited caster and Mi n counties, leaders of the party faid years ago our by land agents from Kansas, who de scribed thst country in such owing o made up a party and ong until bad- i Lhere It was not ad sil bern od enough, but { rain to make it », there having been hardly a there have had 10 buy and for asufli hay their sock, as they Ould Lol raise ent quantity. ben the markets poor. We were located in the Harvey Kan., for from £20 10 $30 'n are very best part of county, | sore. but the nearest town was Halstead, eleven miles away. My family, I have a wife and eight children, would have starved if it had not been for the help given us by my father, who owns four farms aod a saw mill in Millia county. — Harrisburg Star Fourth 7 rt Fiorida via Pennsy a Bailroad Vike The Pennsylvania HKailroad Come Midwinter such unparal- pany’s series of Tours to leiled success, and the demand for so- commodaiion has been #0 much greater than the supply, that a fourth tour has been arranged for Tuesday, March Oth, No tickets ever placed on sale by the company have ever been seized with such eagerness, and no tours have ever been so completely satisfactory in every respect. The fourth tour wiil be conducted in the same manner and under the same auspices as those which preceeded it. The special train of Pullman sleeping oars will leave New York about 12:26 p. m. Philadelphia about 2:60 p. m., aod running via Harrisburg, the Cuom- berland and Shevandosh Valley, the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and Savannah, Florida and Western Railronds, will arrive at Jacksonville before noon on the second day, Rouad-trip tickets good for two weeks including Puliman accommodations and meals en rote in both directions and one day's board at Hotel Everett, Jacksonville, will be sold from New York at #47, Philadelphia $45, and from all principal stations on Pennsylvania Railroads system at proportionate rates, The returning special will leave Jack- sonville Maren 224. The sumber of tekets will be limited to 150, For tickets, itineraries, aod detailed information apply t» ticket agents, or address 8, Ww. F. Draper, Tourist Agent #19 Broadway, New York, a
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